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FORKLIFTS and Rated Capacity

All forklifts have a rating, which is the maximum weight that they are designed to lift safely, often referred as SAFE WORKING LOAD (SWL) or WORKING LOAD LIMIT (WLL). Depending on the type of forklift depends on how they are actually calculated.

Counterbalanced forklifts

The rated capacity for counterbalanced trucks shall be expressed as the maximum load in kilograms that a truck is designed to transport and stack, operating on a hard level surface, with the mast vertical, with maximum lift height and at load-centre distances. (more…)

Having The Right Forklift Tyres, Can Save Your Business Money

Having the right forklift tyres on your forklift, is something that forklift owners often don't think about. But it is one thing on a forklift that can save your business a lot of cost.

The most common types of forklift tyres are solid or pneumatic.

Pneumatic - Think of these being just like your car tyres. They have tubes and are filled with air.

Solid - These tyres are generally referred to as Puncture Proof, and are a solid rubber filled pneumatic profile tyre (more…)

Chinese Forklifts Value or Not, Here’s The Truth

In the last five years sales of Chinese forklifts have exploded throughout Australia, now Chinese Forklift are almost 20% of unit sales. But the truth is the Chinese have been selling forklifts here in Australia for nearly four times as long.

The reason why so many people think this is a recent phenomenon is a simple matter of pacing. In the old days Chinese forklifts arrived in drips and drabs, but nowadays, of course, the Chinese don’t do anything in small measures. In fact, China has grown so much over the past decade, and at such an unprecedented level, that it’s almost impossible to remember a time when China wasn’t the massive manufacturing and export powerhouse that it is today. To put it bluntly, it’s looking like China is going to take over the world. (more…)

The Truth About Forklift LPG Inspections

Laws change all the time, and as a business it is crucial that you keep abreast of those changes. It happens with forklifts all the time, the rules change, which is just what happened with the LPG systems on forklifts and forklift LPG inspections that are required under law by the Department of Natural Resources and Mines.

Under the new laws and regulations from September 2016, the LPG system on forklifts now need to be inspected every six months if they are a commercial vehicle and if its a hire forklift the hire company needs to be checked before every hire. (more…)

The Development Of a New Brand – Unicarriers

UniCarrier's are a new very forklift brand, with a very old History. Lencrow Materials Handling is the Australian dealer for Unicarrier's in Australia. So lets take a look at Unicarrier and how they have developed to become a world leading forklift brand.

UniCarriers Group - UniCarriers Holdings Corporation - UniCarriers Corporation 2013

• TCM Corporation and Nissan Forklift Co., Ltd. are integrated as UniCarriers Corporation. (more…)

Are Linde Forklifts Really Worth The Money ?

The saying goes, there are forklifts, then there are Linde forklifts. Linde forklifts origins start in Germany, as a German designed forklift with roots going back over a 130 years. Linde is now part of the Kion Group and is a publicly traded company

Linde Forklifts entered into at the Australian Market in the 90's, and has since continued to grow in a tough Australian Market. The Linde forklifts are unique in that they are designed with a Hydrostatic drive.

Basically this means that, Linde integrated the hydrostatic drive, hydraulic pump, hydraulic motor and gearbox into one compact axle so the forklift has less moving parts that will wear out.

With the current 392 Series H25T model , costing somewhere in the vicinity of $40 000 AUD (depending on specifications), and the second tier 351 Series H25 costing early $30 000 AUD, you need …

Working With A Lift Work Platform

Forklifts are a very versatile tool to have in your workplace. With a large range of attachments available, one of the most common slip-on attachments is the lift work platform. Unfortunately, a lot of Australian businesses don’t really know what is required under Australia Law when it comes to using a work platform with a forklift.

It is imperative to make sure you have the right capacity forklift and make sure that the attachment is rated correctly on your forklift. Let's take a look at what's required under Australian Law. Does your forklift comply with a lift work platform?

Forklifts which are used with lift work platforms need to comply with the following requirements under Australian standard AS2359.1

(a) The rated capacities of the trucks shall be equal to or greater than the following:

Buying A Used Forklift

If you have decided to buy a used forklift, weather it be updating your existing unit, starting a new venture. There are literally thousands out there in the market place. It can get a bit daunting buying a used forklift. But here's a few tips that might make it easier for you to navigate.

Know what you need

This is simple, there is a wide range of different specifications, you need to be sure of the job you are doing and what you need to do it. Ie. - Wanting to load and unload containers - Its pointless trying to drive into a container if you have a 5 000 mm 2 stage mast with a lowered clearance of 2 500 mm.

You need a three stage 4 500 mm mast, that has a lowered overall height to go into a container.

If you are unsure what you need, try visiting a reputable forklift dealer, and explaining what work your are doing. They will be…

The Basic Principles of Materials Handling

The best handling solutions involve the least handling. Handling adds to the cost but not to the value of the product. The choice of the right equipment or system to optimize material flow is broadly a definition of MATERIAL HANDLING and includes cranes, conveyors, automated vehicles, tractors, free ranging forklifts, order pickers, stackers and pallet trucks.

The Unit Load

Product, whether they can be cartons, bags, cans bottles, drums or sacks are assembled together to form a load. The commonly used base on which unit loads are formed are flat wooden (sometimes plastic) pallets, ISO Containers, roll cages and tote bins. Others are stillages, box and cage pallets, bulk containers, for example. (more…)